75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAURU ISLANDERS FROM CHUUK ISLAND.

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75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAURU ISLANDERS FROM CHUUK ISLAND.

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:21 pm

Nauru issued one stamp of $5 in 2021 for the 75th Anniversary of the return of the islanders from Chuuk Island, Micronesia. I could not find much information on this issue.
About this stamp shows us a vessel, most probably the vessel which repatriated the people from Chuuk to Nauru.
The people were repatriated by the BPC vessel TRIENZA and arrived on 01 January 1946 back at Nauru. More info on the TRIENZA is given on: viewtopic.php?p=10561#p10561
World War II started in Nauru on 6 December 1940, when a German raider sunk four ships near the island, and the raider shelled Nauru’s Phosphate mining Areas including the oil storage depot and the cantilever crane.
22 August 1942, the island was bombarded by 18 Japanese planes, and the same night the Japanese cruiser ARIAKE shelled the island from a position 3 km off the coast. On 23 August the Japanese troops invaded the island.
10 June 1943 the deportation of 1200 people from Nauru started, and 598 were first sent to Ruk.
30 June 1943 the first 598 people were sent to Ruk, 16 August the second group followed.
13 September 1945 the war ended for Nauru when some Australian troops landed on the island.

Source: Various internet sites.
Nauru 2021 $5 sg?, Scott?
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